Women in BioCop - Biographies

Saskia Susanne Sterk

Position: Head of Section for Veterinary drugs
Organisation: National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Country: Bilthoven

Trained as a pharmacist working for more then 15 years in veterinary drug and growth hormone field.

Head of section of Veterinary drugs. In this group analysis of different matrices for veterinary drugs, growth promoting compound and other organic substances is performed. Main clients are Dutch government and National Food authority. Also involved in the field of sports doping and food supplements.

In an international setting the work concerning the Community Reference Laboratory for residues (hormonal growth promoters) is coordinated.
 
Role in the project:
Advisor for the WP concerning anabolic compounds. Later in the BIOCOP project involved in dissemination of the research via workshops.